"Ulysses" wrote in message
Wood is a renewable energy source. Many renewable energy sources cause
lots
of pollution during manufacturing. Perhaps we simply need to put smog
devices on our chimneys. Then we could dump the pollution into land fills
instead of the air.

Comes down to the payback I guess. I'm sure the pollution can be reduced
with technology and there may not yet be a big enough market to pay for it.
If the government comes into our homes and taxes the woodpile, that may
change things. I've not kept up with wood stoves, but I do know they made
improvements about 15 or so years ago and some use what is essentially a
catalytic converter.

Years ago when most homes used coal, pollution was far worse than it is
today.